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Kill the boy band

2016
Four fan-girls of The Ruperts, sneak away to a hotel in Manhattan to see their favorite boy band, but when one of them literally drags Rupert Pierpont to their room and they tie him up, things get complicated--and when Rupert is killed things go from bad to worse.

Fangirl

2013
Feeling cast off when her twin sister outgrows their shared love for a favorite fictional character, Cath, a dedicated fan-fiction writer, struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.

Megatokyo

2014
"Piro--an obsessed anime/manga fan--and Largo--a hardcore American gamer...--fly to Japan on a whim and find themselves stranded, unable to afford the trip home. Through their struggles to find places to crash and money for tickets home, we experience Tokyo from their unique--and drastically different--points of view"--Back cover.

Rammer jammer yellow hammer

a journey into the heart of fan mania
2004
The author chronicles the world of the extreme fan by following around the fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide from game to game throughout the season and analyzes the things that compel them to put everything else in life on hold during football season to follow the team across the South.

The mo? manifesto

an insider's look at the worlds of manga, anime and gaming
2014
Examines the phenomenon of "mo?"--the sense of emotional attachment that fans of manga and anime have to their favorite characters--and how it has been a driving force in the international growth of the popularity of Japanese manga and anime. Discusses the earliest mo? characters and how they influenced a generation of manga artists, what constitutes an ideal mo? relationship, and why some fans go as far as marrying their mo? sweethearts.

Finders keepers

a novel
2015
""Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a book for decades. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising. Morris kills Rothstein and empties his safe of cash, yes, but the real treasure is a trove of notebooks containing at least one more Gold novel. Morris hides the money and the notebooks, and then he is locked away for another crime. Decades later, a boy named Pete Saubers finds the treasure, and now it is Pete and his family that Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, and Jerome Robinson must rescue from the ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris when he's released from prison after thirty-five years" --.

Love and monsters

the Doctor Who experience, 1979 to the present
2012
Discusses television program "Doctor Who's" fandom and how it has changed over time.

The cult of celebrity

what our fascination with the stars reveals about us
2009
Examines the societal impact of obsessions with celebrities and the celebrity lifestyle, covering the influence of star worship on children and other psychological factors involved in focusing on the lives and activities of those who are famous.

The case of the superstar scam

2013
All of Westview is excited when teen idol Starr Silveira arrives to film an episode of her television show, but when contest winners start receiving letters asking them to return their valuable show memorabilia, sleuths-in-training Milo and Jazz suspect a scam.

Megatokyo. Vol. 1

2004
Piro and Largo fly to Japan on a whim and find themselves stranded, unable to afford the fare home, and they have many adventures as they try to find places to crash and scrape the money to get home.

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